24 ," , .' ,- . . ... OW --- r , v , ..:. < ":\ { ":1,: .. ....- '--- 1>-, s >>, 'I.; 'f y".",. : ' , " '..: .t::" T"} , .;'..., ..' tJ\:,frll" .; r....... , motels in Sweden, and I hope we wIll have more. There is one car to every cleven inhabitants in Sweden; by 1960 the ratio will be one to six. Perhaps you know the Swedish cars-Volvo and Saab-that are being exported here. Small. Very economical. They're being promoted as a second car in the family." Mr. Kronvall, a tall, blond, mus- tached, affable man who was wearing cl dark-blue suit and a blue bow tie, was born in Stockholm in 1904, the son of a government railroad official. He took a law degree at the University of Stock- holm and practiced in the Swedish courts for four years before he entered the diplomatic service. "My legal train- ing still comes in handy," he said. "My consular district extends from \1aine to Florida and embraces forty thousand people of Swedish ancestry, some of whom leave money to Swedish relatives when they die. This produces legal problems, and I sometimes get called in on them When they die Intestate, the problems are greater-checking up on relatIves with claims, or findzng relatives who haven't made claims. Every year, the SwedIsh consular service in this ;,..); ç , --- ."lJo,:t;J'- )0; -w ( .' 1" .....-ÚH .! ." , .t' ,. t-.. ... J: .'j' ,1ar- ..,,--- . . country sends about ten million Swed- ish crowns, or two million dollars, to Sweden from Swedish-AmerIcan estates. This also works the other way round. Swedish law is based on old German and Roman law, and is very different from AmerIcan law, which is based on Anglo-Saxon law, but I don't think I'll go into that. Too complicated." The Consul-General offered us a cigarette, lit ours and his, and leaned hack in his chair. "Money! Monev! Money!" he said. "That's what many Europeans say when they talk about America But it's much more than that, I've dIscovered. Your culture! Your museums! Your music! Your theatres! Still, I must say it's difficult to get theatre tickets here on the spur of the moment. It's hard for me to plan on the theatre far ahead; I have so many official engagements in the evening. So many interrupted conver- sations! My wife and I are trying to get closer to some circles where we can just sit down and talk. We've met some Columbia professors through Gunilla, and we just sit down and discuss matters JÄNUARY .2 G,. 1957 . : 1 *1"" k..1 i "",,-( > '.. A-,1 , If:! . . , 0 tr l' ",f': .. ...-- .... .. .. ".Jf :,::-: , J. .., ': - I . '''''''', . ..-:rJ with them. There are many things I like here. People are very stimulating and so friendly-always greeting you in a friendly way. There's a nice informali- ty here. It reminds me of Sweden. Mayor Wagner and his commissioners are most helpful. You can call them on the telephone and get almost anything you want. Telephoning is an informal and practical way to do things. Some- thing else I appreciate is the fact that Americans want to know about other people. I showed a Swedish film at the Spence School, and the girls asked very intelligent questIons. We get ten letters a day from children asking for informa- tion about Sweden. We send what we have and wish them good luck." We asked Mr Kronvall how about the Stockholm-Andrea Doria contro- versy, and he said, "I am following it closely. I made a preliminary investiga- tIon last July and sent a report to my government. Now the affair is in the hands of the courts." "Do you ever go to Swedish restau- rants here?" we asked. "I like them very much," he said "All that smörgåsbord' In Sweden